Team SMGS shine through the rain to dominate the Scots Race

Competitors were presented with wet and wild conditions in the 2016 Scots Race at Perisher today. There were some brave and determined faces on the mountain today as students were lashed by everything that mother nature could throw at them. With the adverse weather conditions, the event schedule was reduced, giving athletes just one run to show what they could do.

Alex Dickson, who took out the 1st place in the Division 1 Male division, was happy to be back in action.

“The weather was challenging today but it was worth the trip up. It’s good to be back home and racing.”

Alex, who trained and competed in North America and Europe over summer, also took away a silver medal at the Youth Olympic Games in snowboard-cross.

Year 10 student, Tamara Cowley, was similarly cautious in the difficult conditions:

“You had to be really careful today. In snow conditions like that, any wrong movement was enough to slow you down.”

Even with the challenging conditions, SMGS athletes provided another dominant performance.

Well done today Team SMGS with another successful day on the hill. We’d also like to make a special mention of our parent supporters, many who braved the conditions on the hill. The support you show your kids is wonderful, and we know they appreciate it.

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Tim has been teaching at SMGS for over three years across a variety of subjects, including English, English Extension, Legal Studies, History, PDHPE and Geography. Outside of the classroom. Tim previously worked as a ski instructor and coach in Australia, Japan and America, and spent several years as the Perisher private ski school supervisor. Over the last two years, Tim was SMGS Head of Sport which included managing the ESA program. This year, Tim has stepped out of the Head of Sport role, to take on the position of Dean of Students Years 7 - 10, a new role at SMGS, which focuses largely on student wellbeing.